Also surviving are two children, Eric (and Jody) Trone of Elmwood and Erin Trone of Peoria; one brother, David (and Sharon) Trone of Keokuk, Iowa; one sister, Linda (and Greg) Cerminara of Shelton, Conn.; and three grandchildren.

A gathering will be held for friends and family to offer condolences from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at Astoria Church of Christ, 100 E. Olive St., Astoria. Services were held March 4 at his church with Rev. Darrell Conley officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery in Waycross, Ga., with Military Honors. Shepard Funeral Home in Folkston was in charge of arrangements.